Birmingham 30 Flashcards

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1
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Le vent a emporté un billet de cinq euros.

A

The wind blew a five-euro note away.

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Je ne veux pas gâcher (=nuire à) sa réussite, mais il n’aurait pas pu le faire sans mon aide.

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I don’t want to take away from his achievements, but he couldn’t have done it without my help.

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3
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Le parti au pouvoir.

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The ruling party. /ˈruːlɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːtɪ/

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4
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Un bon à rien.

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A worthless individual/person. /ˈwɜːθləs/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

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5
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Un balai à chiottes.

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A toilet brush.

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Un balai

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A broom /ˈbrʊm/

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Il est gentil mais bête comme ses pieds. (=con comme un balai)

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He’s nice but daft as a brush. /dɑːft/ /brʌʃ/

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Je n’ai pas pris au sérieux ce que Pierre m’a dit.

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I brushed off what Pierre told me. /brʌʃ/

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Un feu de forêt.

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A forest fire. /ˈfɒrɪst/ /faɪəʳ/

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10
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Après qu’elle ait frôlé la mort, …

A

After her brush with death, … /brʌʃ/

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11
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Je l’ai effleuré.

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I brushed her.

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12
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Un pinceau pour peindre.

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A brush /brʌʃ/ to paint.

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13
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C’est un prix élevé !

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It’s a stiff price. /stɪf/ /praɪs/

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14
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Il était courbaturé de partout.

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He felt stiff all over. /stɪf/

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15
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Elle avait le torticolis.

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She had a stiff neck. /stɪf/ /nek/

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16
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Essaie mon manteau mec !

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Try on my coat man! /kəʊt/

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17
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Il y a des puces.

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There’re fleas. /fliː/

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18
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La petite aiguille indique les heures.

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The little hand shows the hours.

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Pierre était à court d’argent et sa propriétaire le menaçait de l’expulser. Sa détresse (=situation difficile) était évidente (pour tout le monde.)

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Pierre had run out of money and her landlord was threatening to evict him; her plight was plain for all to see.

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20
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Il est têtu.

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He’s headstrong. /ˈhedstrɒŋ/

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21
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Une personne entêtée. (formal)

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A wayward person. /ˈweɪwəd/

22
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Un cafard

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A cockroach /ˈkɒkrəʊtʃ/

23
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Il mâchait une brindille.

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He was chewing on a straw. /strɔː/

24
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Ben a essuyé la fenêtre avec un chiffon.

A

Ben wiped the window with a rag. /waɪp/ /’ræg/

25
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il a porté un chapeau pour cacher sa calvitie.

A

He wore a hat to hide his baldness. /wɔːʳ/ /ˈbɔːldnəs/

26
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Un poulailler

A

A henhouse

27
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A marée haute ou basse.

A

At high or low tide.

28
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Un dentier

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Dentures /ˈdɛntʃərz/

29
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Un éventail

A

A fan /fæn/

30
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Ses narines

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His nostrils /ˈnɒstrɪl/

31
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Pour repousser un voleur.

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To fend off a mugger. /ˈmʌgəʳ/

32
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Une route pavée.

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a cobblestone street. /ˈkɒblstəʊnz/

33
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Les pavés (2)

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The cobbles /ˈkɒblz/ (= the cobblestones /ˈkɒblstəʊnz/)

34
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Cils

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Eyelashes /ˈaɪlæʃ/

35
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Sourcils

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Eyebrows /ˈaɪbraʊ/

36
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Il a froncé les sourcils.

A

He frowned. /ˈfraʊn/

37
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Un fervent partisan de la monarchie.

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A staunch supporter of the monarchy. /stɔːntʃ/ /səˈpɔːtəʳ/ /ˈmɒnəkɪ/

38
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Le manuscrit était une reproduction fidèle de l’original.

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The manuscript was a faithful reproduction of the original. /ˈmænjʊskrɪpt/ /ˈfeɪθfʊl/ /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən/ /əˈrɪdʒɪnl/

39
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La lutte (Sport)

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Wrestling /ˈreslɪŋ/

40
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Un souvenir qui demeure/durable.

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An abiding/lasting memory. /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/

41
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Je repense à mes années à l’école et je souris.

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I look back on my years in school and smile.

42
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Un boutonneux, pauvre mec, intello

A

A nerd /n3ːd/

43
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Gaz lacrymogène

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Teargas /ˈtɪərgæs/

44
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Il pense que l’opéra, c’est pour les intellectuels.

A

He thinks opera is too highbrow. /ˈɒpərə/ /ˈhaɪbraʊ/

45
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Je veillerai à ce que

A

I’ll see to it that

46
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Un tournevis

A

A screwdriver /ˈskruːˌdraɪvəʳ/

47
Q

Ça m’étonnerai mais …

A

It’s a long shot but …

48
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Il n’a pas mâché ses mots.

A

He didn’t mince his words. /mɪns/

49
Q

Un éclat d’obus

A

A shrapnel /ˈʃræpnl/

50
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Un obus

A

A shell /ʃel/